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How Come No One Believes Racism Exists Until a White Guy Says It Does? [Cubs Fan Edition]
How Come No One Believes Racism Exists Until a White Guy Says It Does? [Cubs Fan Edition]
Cubs fans are racist. We have heard it time and again from many different sources, although all of them have been African-American until now. In recent years Dusty Baker, Latroy Hawkins, Jacque Jones, and now Milton Bradley claimed to have received racist hate mail and racist taunts in the ...
Kerry Wood says some African-American Cubs teammates received hate mail - ESPN Chicago
sports.espn.go.com — Cleveland Indians closer and ex-Cubs ace Kerry Wood didn't dismiss the notion that Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley and other African-American players may have experienced racial insensitivity during their time in Chicago. "I know just from the ... (more) Kerry Wood says some African-American Cubs teammates ...
Why Trading Milton Bradley is Stupid
talkingchicagobaseball.com — Rather than pretend like the Milton Bradley situation doesn't exist until some real news breaks, I'm going to go back to begging Jim Hendry to keep him on the team. Looking at some of the rumored deals that have been tossed around I realize that there isn't a single good trade that can be made ... (more) Why Trading Milton Bradley is Stupid
Wells swap 'has legs'
torontosun.com — It's not a match made in heaven. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The Chicago Cubs would like to -- have to -- deal disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley. And one player they are eyeing as a target destination is the Blue Jays, with centre fielder ... (more) Wells swap 'has legs'
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